There's a better way. Anywhere Angular expects a function it will take an array as well. The array can be the usual list of dependencies and a function. Here

There's a better way. Anywhere Angular expects a function it will take an array as well. The array can be the usual list of dependencies and a function. Here's a working version: http://jsbin.com/onevaz/1/ http://jsbin.com/onevaz/1/ For what it's worth, I agree that the docs need to reflect this.